Discovery Education has expanded upon the content that the district curriculum offers. It has reignited my passion to engage students into the concepts that seem so much more complex than they really are. Through the webinars offered through the DEN, I too became a learner in the field of technology. In this educational age, technology in the classroom is cutting edge. With each day, technology evolves and the best practices of advanced users deserve to be shared. Being a member of the DEN thus far, has provided me with the direction, motivation, and resources to enhance my teaching. Teaching in a community where the biggest challenge we face is convincing our students that education is opportunity; keeping them engaged in the lesson and providing them with stimulating projects is key. Discovery Education and its partners provide educators with the tools to engage students into the learning process. Upon introducing them to some of the features of Streaming, the students were highly motivated to begin researching and writing! I am enthusiastic, passionate, and innovative. This is worth sharing with the DEN community! Learning from other educators is what allows educators to remain on the cutting edge!

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Last week, I took advantage of the opportunity to join the webinar, Web 2.0 Tools for School with Brad Fountain. This was a great webinar that refreshed my memory of tools I had once found useful and forgotten about, and presented me with many great “new to me” web 2.0 tools that are surely classroom

As an urban educator, I often find myself repeating the same motivational speech to my students “Don’t give up on yourself! You can do this! You have what it takes to succeed but you have to want it! Put forth your best effort!” No matter which way you say it, your message is the same

It is no mystery that a key to a solid school structure is dependent upon a strong leader. For the past seven years, I have been a member of a school that has experienced a change in leadership both in its Superintendent as well as its Principal. Throughout this journey, it has been evident that

I guess you could say that I am a procrastinator, not because I want to avoid work, but more or less because I am a perfectionist! I avoid doing things simply because I wanted it to be perfect! Well, the end result, is that things simply do not get done! This brings me to why

Any teacher who has had access to a StarBoard, Promethean Board, or Interactive Whiteboard, etc. is lost when it malfunctions or for whatever reason is no longer accessible. Tablet PC’s may be used in a similar manner. True the functionalities and application tools may not be as top-notch, but any port in a storm. Well

Blog it UP!!! As we embark on a new school year, there is no better way to “get connected” with your learning community than blogging or microblogging. Here are a few great sites to get you started: Blogs & Micro Blogging Blogger: your easy-to-use web site, where you can quickly post thoughts, interact with people,

Thanks to our peeps at Discovery, the Leadership Council Members were given the wonderful opportunity to spend Thursday at the November Learning Conference in Boston. I must say, the keynote given by Dr. Michael Wesch was absolutely inspiring. Michael Wesch is an Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University. He is also the

Here Ye, Here Ye! Attention all Discovery Users. Are you a Discovery Star Educator? WHAT’s that we hear … are you saying NO??? Well, say no more, check out these videos, and you won’t be able to say NO again! http://sites.google.com/site/denlcfizz2010/2-contestAs you learned in the last post, Dr. Lodge McCammon is an inspirational educator and

Have you ever wondered how Common Craft creates their simple yet informative digital videos? Well, thanks to Dr. Lodge McCammon and the DEN LC Symposium, your fearless DEN Leadership Council now knows, and we are here to share it with you! Dr. Lodge McCammon, a good friend of the DEN, currently calls North Carolina his

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Take a look at just some of the great stuff going on this month at Discovery Education. We invite you to join us. Be sure to download the .pdf version. It has links for you to learn more about what’s happening each day.